Evaluation of a Workshop on Therapeutic Lying and Dementia Care for Long-Term Care Staff Supporting Persons With Dementia.

Background: Therapeutic lying is an intervention used by health care professionals (HCPs) when a person with dementia is disoriented and distressed and when all other interventions have not succeeded in deescalating the symptoms of dementia.

Method: The goal of this study was to evaluate a workshop on therapeutic lying and dementia care for HCPs specializing in the care of persons living with dementia with symptoms of dementia. Seventeen HPCs, including nurses and personal support workers (PSWs), participated in the workshop and evaluation survey.

Responding to responsive behaviours: A clinical placement workshop for nursing students.

As our population ages, it is important for the next generation of nurses to feel prepared to care for people with dementia. Communicating with a person with dementia who is experiencing responsive behaviours can be challenging. Furthermore, new graduate nurses may experience a phenomenon called reality shock when they do not feel prepared for the reality of nursing.